• Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Was in a bike shop the other day and they were selling a wheel for €1.2k. Didn’t even come with the axle or the tyre

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      1 year ago

      at that point it really just feels like being expensive for the sake of being expensive, so that rich twats can show off how rich they are

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      1 year ago

      I met a guy at a party who said he was into cycling. I told him I used to like cycling but my bike is so broken the repair tech said I should cut my losses and get a new one. He started giving me advice about what wheels and tires to put on my new bike. I asked him how much they would cost and he said they weren’t expensive - just about $1200 per wheel. Turns out this guy was significantly richer than me.